Wheel.



C. W. SEELEY a C. S. ROSS.

WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, 1912. l iyqjqgsga Patented Oct, 29, i912 z @mms-SHEET 14 Y C. VV. SBELBY a C. S. ROSS.

WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, i912.

Patented Oct. 29, 1912.

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Be' it lmwn ihm we. and Cimms Ross, @itis-ens si States, residing at Hsiywss. tbs @www of Los Argess- Stai@ of' Carma. have invened new sind usefu mpmvemenis 'n 1'Wheesl of which heolowing is s speicaion. This invention elates t'o improvemens in Wheeonstrucnns, m if. is the object the invention to provide a hub and simil: constructon on which the rim m spokes of a'wheel may be popery secured and caaoled 0T ropes designed to be wenn@ upon. the said sha-ft may be px'opery secusd tn the said shaft and hab.

Etherto in wheel construcions m particularly iu those 'ypes o Whees uses-lin the drilling of oi Wells, commoniy mewn. as bul Wheels and caf Whees 0cagonal wooden shafts have been ermpoye, the spokes being spiked fao surface me the shaft. The crmstan Wear of 'ne crfbie, pull ropas and oakes, oosens h@ rims, splits the wood. and rendes' ik@ whse ussess a construcioxi Cfmem lated is the, present in- Vention these roubes are agey mbvined and the rims can be quicky removed when broken and new ones substitued therefo in a. shm space of time.

The prsssm'; invention cnsitues im pmvemem of our ini/antica set 503th in Faent No. 9%28 issued Jan. 1.0,.19l

t is a fuifher object of the invention to provide a wheel for use as a caf Wheel )for oil well mechanisms in which he shaft and the hub portion of ik@ Whee Weil adapted fur die seeming of agging in posiionon said shaft/and upnn the hifi; of the wheel s0 as to prevent the nsmic parts thereof from weaning' the pu cabies oi: other -Cabes employed.

in the accmnpanying dsa-Wing forming :L part 0f his speficnion, Figure l is a side eevaion' of a calwhfg conslucd in 2 is a from elfvu'fion of a Whse?. mmme in bearings, portions being broken away 01.' clszu'ness in ihlsi'a'ion. Fig. 3 is a deai sectinna View taken nimh the iin@ f l i. Fig'. 4 is z: dezii section. taken upon Hic 2in-e iw-4r of Fig. l. Fig, is a side elevan ,Gf one of the sly-ft bea?- ngs. Fig. is a sif; eevaiiion iis hub pox'ton of wheel showing I with outwardyxending 9 "nel extending around h@ hub a'pti;

'hub and hs said flanges 9 anc''.

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has a. cyndrcal partici; mounted ma at zam/.desired poum along h@ lengeh si? shaft. The sadcymricsl hij? Sis fai receive he inner of spgkss 3.

angular seats 9.5015514352 betweeyt i. s sh J of Doiis The said paiios l1 :Hf set with sespec to aha hub 8 sa ss he seats for the spokes upon sns side so 'o afford recesses g3 upon the @tl sides i'horeof to peiit Qfhe iiaserf f boiis or sijews :are usunly in the form 0I" buis a hu' heads by which thsy may umef engage screw hzesdsd :lpectuies :'fqmsf,y in #be hub 8 mi h@ shaft 7 within 1t. i'ecesses 13 are ci :imple sis/.e to pemi: 0"', turning of the angular beads 03 said Niks. The fianges' 9 and 10 are provjldsf series of apertures 1.5 which are in with fue kbs spokes "g wpenizigs umigjh which nnilsmsy bs zu fr sex-,ming i. which are Wouni upon ibs sh; Dg nss'i..

`s boum? c vimdiczil ith sumir 5 I sof and .as ms of the 0i.

any suitable means. Trunnion 16 is provided with a flange 18 which prevents the cable, which is 'wound upon the shaft 7, from contacting with the adjacent bearing post 9. Metal bands 20 are shrunk on so as to maintain the trunnions vin immovable relation to the shaft. The said trunnions are revolubly mounted in journal boxes 2l, secured in a suitable manner in the bearing posts 19 and 22, each box' having an oil wav 23, which communicates `with cavities 24 formed by the ends of the trunnions and the bottom of therecess boxes. These boxes are generally provided with babbitted linin'fs.

The formation of the shaft 7, with the flanged trunnion 16 at one end and the wheel near the other end thereof, with the peculiar structure of its hub and the mounting'of l its spokes as above described, affords means for properly securing lagging and cushioning means upon the said shaft 7, which 1s found needful. when employing a metallic shaft and for the winding in of wire or steel cables. Without such lagging and packing material the cable will be rapidly worn out. The structure of the present device is especially well adapted for protecting the cable or pulling lines which may be employed in connection with oil well mechanism.

The shaft 7 is `first wound spirally with a cable usually of emp, one end of which is adapted to be secured to the iange 18 of the trunnion 16 by means of a clip 25, which clip is arrangpd quite close to the band 20 and the shaft/7 as clearly seen in Fig-.2. The cable as 26 is wound closely in spiral form upon the said shaft 7 until it reaches the hub 8 of the calf wheel, lafter which it is wound outwardly in spiral form so as to lie flat against the inner flange 9 of the hub 8. Vher-ever the laps of the coil 6 formed pass over the apertures 15, the cable is secured by driving nails through the same and through the said apertures into 'the spokes 6. In this manner will be evident from Fig. 6 in the drawing the cable can be strongly secured in position vand the outer end thereof may be carried v 'through outer apertures as 27, formed in the flanges of the hub 8 and then bent to one side against one of the spokes 6 and nailed thereto as shown in Fig. 6. The

ends of this wound cable are thus firmly secured to the shaft by means of the clip at one end and the nails passing through the flange of the hub on theealf wheel at the other end. lln order to render the surface thus provided upon the shaft, suitable for receiving the line cables which are to be wound upon the shaft, longitudinally extending lagging cables 28 are provided, they usually beine' cut of a proper length to just fit between the flange 18 and the flange 9 of the hub. The ends of these lagging cables may be wound with twine to prevent their fraying if desired, 'The lagging cables 28 maaier vsecond clip for securing the lend of the pull or other cables which are to bewound upon the shaft.

In a bull wheel structure, two sets ofhub's 8 are placed upon the shaft 7, `they being made of the same construction as herotofore ging cables to the flange 18 their ends are described, and instead of fastening the lagmerely nailed to the spokes through the apertures 15 at each end of the lagging as will be readily understood.

Nhat we claim is:

l. A wheel construction comprising a hollow shaft having a flange near one end, se

curing means carried by said flange for se curing a rope, a rope forming lagging andl secured to said iiange, a wheel mounted upon said shaft and having a hub formedl with apertured flanges, the apertures therein being opposite the spokes of the wheel, spokes mounted between said flanges and in alinement with the apertures thereof, the said spokes affording means to which the rope of the lagging may be nailed for securing it, the nails being passed through said apertures, a rim carried by said spokes, and means for securing the hub to the said shaft.

2. A wheel construction comprising a shaft, a .hub adapted to be mounted thereon having flanges extending outwardly from its ends, partitions being provided in tangential arrangement between the said flanges, spoke receiving seats being formed between said partitions and the hub upon one side, a bolt accommodating recess being formed upon the other side, of each partition, bolts adapted to be inserted in said recesses for securing the hub to the said shaft, spokes inserted between said hub a-nges and having means for securing them to the partitions between said-iianges, a rim carried by said s okes, the said anges having apertures ormed therein opposite the vedges of said spokes to receive fastening means for the lagging rope, coiled lagging rope wound upon the shaft and secured by fastener means passed through the said apertures,

Aand means carried by the said shaft for further securing the said rope.

3. A wheel construction comprising a shaft having a flange projecting therefrom,

a wheel proper mounted on the shaft, a hub for said wheel having securing means thereon for fastening the s okes of the wheel thereto, the said hub aving spoke .clamp for i0 Wheel proper mounted thereon having a metallic hub, lagging for cushioning line Cables that are to be Wound upon Said shaft, comprising an inner Winding of rope, a holding one end thereof to the said shaft, the other end being nailed to the said Wheel, and a Series of longitudinally extending lagging ropes nailed to the said wound rope and forming a Supporting sur face for the line cable to be Wound thereon.

in Witness that we claim the foregoing we, have hereunto subscribed our names this 23rd day of December, 1.911.

C. W', SI1-IEDE? C. S. 336333 lVitnesses EnMUn-n A. STRAUSE, EARLE R. Penman. 

